The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-08-14
THE THREE CITIES


The history of the negotiations.
which have been going on for several
weeks between the Farmers 4 lliauco
of Texas, represented by DR.. G. w
Macunc and MIR. Il. j. Sledge. and the
three cities of Waco, Fort Worth and
Dallas, is we'll known TO all our
readers. 1t has been history in
Waco Of meetings, propositions and
consultations. and the same in tho
other two cities. The session of the
Farmers Alliance, just closed. has
reduced the matter to simple form
and day before yesterday settled
upon u permanent plan. This plan
is the organization OF Farmers'
Alliance Exchange of Texas, an in.
stitut'on broader than that of a cot
ton exchange. Its functions will he
the sale of cotton and other produce
all over the state, aud the purchase
aud distribution of foods
needed by the farmer n,
actual net cost, to Alliance members
Ii il also to be chartered institution
with capital stock OF $500 900, ana
the.moncy viii be raised by as.ess.
mcnts OH members. Having decided
upon definite plan, the attention of
the Alliance was at once turned to
the location of such exchange. A
committee of % was appointed, with
tull powers to hear propositions from
different cities, and fix the location.
1t seems to have been well understood
in Dallas and Fort Worth, aud equally
80 in Waco, To tho ciliz.ns commit.
tee, that the contest for the location
would be yesterday. aud those two
cities were represented, each by one
of their ablest men, while Waco was
represented by four OF the members
of the citizens commi tee. The com.
mittee of twenty-five met in the fore
noon, and the three cities, by their
representatives, appeared before the
august committee In addresses.
each urging their cause. There never
was u legal battle in which lite and
death were at stake harder fought for
han Dallas, Fort Worth ad Waco
made before that committee. The
speeches were confined during the
morning to pressing the superiority
of the different cities for the purpose
of the alliance exchange. Dallas WAS
never So written up as IL was dC>crib
4 ed and Fort Worth never had her
advantages so brilliantly painted as
they were described and painted by
| their two able men, and the claims OF
Waco to precedence over all other
cities AS "A commercial centre wer,
/ brilliantly aud powerfully urged bN
Mes>rs. Baker, Finks, PrAthur M,
Shyden. Slaydcn's history of tn,
wooden mills, the reasons which
brought them to Waco and the cause,
Of the success they were making
largely by reason superior location
delivered IN that calm, convincin,
way for which he is distinguished
made great impression
on the committee He wa
followed by Col. Prather II
u mastery effort for which ever
citizen owes him debt of gratitude
To those were added Bakers intens
aud pungent exhortations aud job,
Fink's quiet but always eireciiv work
Il. j, kcndrick, the recently elected
member of the state alliance eXecu
tive committee seconded their effort
grandly and IL the case could hav,
been decided there and by thes
means W"co would have won tn
race by many hecks.
At the c'osc OF the conference il wa
decided by the committee to adjourn
and that the three cities should sub
NIT their propositions for the loca
on of the exchange in wiring. Th
committee met again in the afternoo OF
in the jury room AT the court house
The interval of two hours was en-
ployed in preparing proposition
which were submitted and the com
mit'ee took them ana the Who'll
What was said and done in the com
mittee room is not known. The com
mittee evidently took their time tt
discuss the proposition aud canvas
their merits and the merits of tn,
location, tor Mt five o'clock 10 ballo
on the subject had been reached
Later the waiting members of tn,
citizens committ,c were INFORMED
that the decision o. the committee
would be made in writing and hand
ed to member, last night or early
Monday morning. What that decision
IL, is ut present unknown. 1t i
satisfactory to know that whatever
coull be done has been done tc
secure the coveted prize. The cit
izens' committee have done their duty
nobly and grsndly. 1t is now a mat
ter of hope that Waco Will come out
first best.
4 GIT Tor Al.
In order to give al chance to test
IL. and thns be convinced OF its won.